Siegert v. Gilley, No. 90-96 (U.S. Supreme Court) (500 U.S. 226; 111 S.Ct. 1789) (May 23, 1991) (Justice Rehnquist)
Here the Supreme Court clarified the "analytical structure" for addressing a claim of qualified immunity.
Here the Court held that once a defendant pleads a defense of qualified immunity, the trial judge must first determine "whether the plaintiff has alleged a constitutional violation at all" under current law." (Id., at ...
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